41.一个人和木头神, The Man and the Wooden God (yī gè rén hé mù tóu shén)

zài hěn jiǔ yǐ qián ，rén men xí guàn yú chóng bài mù tóu 、Shí tóu hé ǒu xiàng ， 

在很久以前，人们习惯于崇拜木头、石头和偶像，

xiàng tā men qǐ dǎo qiú hǎo yùn 。

向它们祈祷求好运。

gāng hǎo yǒu yī gè rén jīng cháng xiàng zhe tā fù qīn sòng gěi tā deyī gè mù xiàng qǐ dǎo ，

刚好有一个人经常向着他父亲送给他的一个木像祈祷，

dàn tā de yùn qì cóng lái méi yǒu gǎi biàn 。

但他的运气从来没有改变。

tā dǎo gào lái dǎo gào qù ，

他祷告来祷告去，

è yùn dōu méi yǒu lí kāi tā 。yī tiān ， zài fèn nù zhī xià ，

恶运都没有离开他。一天，在愤怒之下，

tā bǎ shén xiàng cóng shén zuò nà lǐ huī quán dǎ xià duàn chéng liǎng bàn ，

他把神像从神座那里挥拳打下断成两半，

jiē guǒ tā kàn dào le shén me？

结果他看到了什么？

wú shù de qián bì sǎn luò yī dì 。 

无数的钱币散落一地。

 In the old days men used to worship sticks and stones and idols, 

zài hěn jiǔ yǐ qián ，rén men xí guàn yú chóng bài mù tóu 、Shí tóu hé ǒu xiàng ， 

and prayed to them to give them luck.    

xiàng tā men qǐ dǎo qiú hǎo yùn 。

It happened that a Man had often prayed to a wooden idol he had received from his father,

gāng hǎo yǒu yī gè rén jīng cháng xiàng zhe tā fù qīn sòng gěi tā deyī gè mù xiàng qǐ dǎo ，

but his luck never seemed to change.  

dàn tā de yùn qì cóng lái méi yǒu gǎi biàn 。

He prayed and he prayed,

tā dǎo gào lái dǎo gào qù ，

but still he remained as unlucky as ever. One day in the greatest rage he went to the Wooden God,   

è yùn dōu méi yǒu lí kāi tā 。yī tiān ， zài fèn nù zhī xià ，

and with one blow swept it down from its pedestal.  The idol broke in two, 

tā bǎ shén xiàng cóng shén zuò nà lǐ huī quán dǎ xià duàn chéng liǎng bàn ，

and what did he see?   

jiē guǒ tā kàn dào le shén me？

An immense number of coins flying all over the place.

wú shù de qián bì sǎn luò yī dì 。